Jill and Gerard's Seachange

Just wanted to let you know......

Yep it's me again, just wanted to let you know that I had a very interesting morning. Could see from the kitchen window some swans were hanging around in the water and coaxed Gerard to come with me so he could feed them, while I took some photos. I have not taken any pics of the four babies for a while now and they have changed their look yet again. Boy what fun we had!!!! Yeah right having fun with swans!!!! There was not only them but other adult ones too. There is this huge male, well I reckon it is a male as it is so bit and always picking on the others, it comes out of the water and goes right up to Gerard and takes the bread from him, gets so close. The four babies were a bit clumsy, they came out of the water and toppled back in cause they fell down the small bank trying to get food. The parents now fight with them for the bread, don't let them have first dibs any more. Three of the bubs are similar colourings and the fourth has a darker head, who knows which are male and female, no idea anyway will know sooner or later. Still a lot of new bubs turning up so looks like we will have babies around for a while..

Also the magpies were around again today, they just seem to know when to come to us, as soon as I open the door there they are. There is an adult and four babies, I don't know about one of the bubs if it is hers, but she picks on it all the time, it has no feathers on it's head from being pecked so much, is very skinny and starving, it opens it's mouth for you to feed it.. The others also pick on it and it seems to stand back and stay near the bushes away from the others. So sad!

Well it is going to be another hot day tomorrow here, so I have told Gerard to give the air conditioner a try out and put it on early in the morning and see how it fares!!!! After yesterday with the northerly wind and heat and Gerard having all the doors and windows open, it was too hot to do anything inside as the sweat poured off me. Just hate it and by the time the air conditioner gave any relief, the cool change had come through and Gerard opened all the doors and windows again and any cool air inside went out and the place warmed up again!!!!! Just does not understand!!!! So tomorrow, even though I will be in the Palace all day doing some sorting out and yes the air con in there will be going full boar, I want the one on inside early to see how it copes as I hate the heat and looks like more will come and so I will know what to expect from the air con. At the moment it is not going to be efficient!!! May have to have one put in our bedroom so the air can then come down the hall to meet the other cool air coming around the corner. Only problem, but not for me, is it is so cold in the lounge room!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway I will now go to the swans blog and post some pictures of my babies for you to see how they have grown and some more pics of maggies and a couple of some pink and grey galahs and a blue tongue lizard, not that it is a good pic really.

Have to get a wiggle on cause I want to go for a walk later tonight and listen for the dolphins again and see if they have a pattern for times!!!!

Sleep well
luv Jill xxx

P.S. don't forget to give any comments at any time, cause I don't know if anyone is reading my blog or am I just talking to myself!! o.k. I know Maree has had a gander again, but does anyone else???

Probably ramble on too much and it gets boring.

posted by Jill @ 7:50 pm